“There’s often a misconception about confidence. It’s not that I don’t feel scared, it’s that I do it anyway.” ~ Chandler Price

The parents of Chandler Price knew she was meant for the arts after seeing her dance around on the soccer field instead of helping her teammates win the game one too many times. So, they decided to enroll her in dancing, acting, and singing classes instead and young Chandler was in bliss.

She carried that bliss with her throughout her childhood and adolescence, jubilantly singing along with Disney movies; her Grammy’s musicals like Grease, Annie, and Singing in the Rain; and putting a lot of mileage on her Dad’s stereo and microphone.

But, one night before taking the stage in a musical her sophomore year of college as a theater major at Temple University in Philadelphia, Chandler was suddenly overcome with an intensely painful amount of worry and anticipation. She was fearful even. She felt too nervous to take the stage. Somehow, she pulled herself together and powered through the performances but she was left feeling miserable about the whole ordeal.

After that experience Chandler knew two things:

1) She loved music, dancing and acting.

2) She never wanted to feel that nervous again.

So, instead of giving up her passion for performing, Chandler sought out tools to help her cope with this new found self-doubt and anxiety, including yoga, journaling, mantras, learning more about her craft and preparing for it much more thoroughly.

She says this about the high-level of confidence she now cultivates, “My mantra is: ‘I’m safe and supported.’ I trust that the universe has my back as I charge ahead. I’ve made my life about getting out of my comfort zone because I’ve found that my comfort zone doesn’t include many opportunities for growth and personal growth is very important to me. So, I put myself in situations where I have to trust on a deeper level, expand, and make mistakes.”

After college, Chandler decided she needed to leave Pennsylvania or risk living in the same state her whole life. It was hard leaving her entire family behind but she packed up her cat, a few boxes of belongings and set her course for San Diego, with no place to live once she got there and no job lined up either.

But her mantra proved true.

Now, Chandler is an innovative voice & acting coach, dedicated to helping clients to express themselves with authenticity, and hone their ability to captivate any audience and make a great impact. She also has a decade of experience as a yoga teacher and somatic guide.

AND she just started hosting The Confidence Download, a podcast that explores vocal freedom, embodiment, creativity, and self-trust.

I feel so lucky to have her join me in conversation.

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**Video broadcast available** on YouTube @imperfectbest

**Learn more about Jason Freeman** at AwkwardlyAwesome.com

When I, Jason Freeman, host of Awkwardly Awesome Podcast, began talking about the power of doing my Imperfect Best in 2015, I somehow assumed I was the expert on it thanks to the adversity my speech impediment and coordination issues caused me. But, the more I spoke and wrote about it, the more I found that far from being an expert on Imperfect Best, I was very much still an eager student learning more about the concept every day and then awkwardly applying the learnings to my own life.

When I launched Awkwardly Awesome Podcast back in October of 2020, I began asking each of my guests, “What does doing your Imperfect Best mean to you?” thinking it would be a nice way to cap off the episode. I was elated to hear answers as varied as the guests I interviewed, each brilliant and expanding upon the concept of what Doing Our Imperfect Best means.

Recently, I’ve had a few fresh insights into what Imperfect Best means to me, that while very simple in nature, have created an epiphany in my way of thinking and and acting. During this episode, I’m excited to share my current Imperfect Best thinking with you and talk a bit about how 2026 has been going so far. Chris Taylor, who is a frequent Awkwardly Awesome Podcast guest and the right-hand man in my business, will be assuming the role of host for this episode. Won’t you join us for this Abundantly Imperfect Best episode?

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**Video broadcast available** on YouTube @imperfectbest

**Learn more about Jason Freeman** at AwkwardlyAwesome.com

QUESTION: What do you do when the sofa in your home becomes way too comfortable?

ANSWER: You rent out your home for half a year and become a part-time nomad.

This is precisely the type of change Breezy is continually innovating her life with.

When I met Breezy, her name was Briana. She came into my life as a mentor when I was relatively new to San Diego and needed some kind, insightful guidance. Fortunately for me, after her exceptional mentorship, we became friends.

When I met up with Briana recently during a trip to San Diego, one of the first things I learned is that she’s now going by the name given to her at Burning Man, Breezy. Life doesn’t stay the same for any of us and to proactively choose big changes like traveling the country as a nomad or asking to be called by a different name is definitely embracing the freedom to change right along with life’s constant changes and evolution.

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, the youngest of four siblings, Briana’s first brush with powerfully navigating change was when she transferred from a private school where all the students wore uniforms to a public school where students had the freedom to dress as they wished. Such changes are a big deal to a kid. Briana went on to the University of Kansas, majoring in Journalism, only to realize that she had no desire for the lifestyle of being perpetually on-call, hoping to land the next news story. So, she found great success being a portrait photographer, bringing out the best in people and helping them see themselves in a new light. In her twenties, Briana also found the courage to leave a marriage with a partner who struggled with addiction. Then, one day she realized she had had it with the weather in Missouri, so after visiting various places in California, she decided to move to San Diego.

At a Mardi Gras celebration in downtown San Diego, Briana found herself mesmerized by the amount of people walking and dancing around with face and body paint. On her friend’s advice and willingness to teach the trade, Briana added face and body artist to her growing resume, discovering that she loved painting people’s faces and sometimes their entire bodies, witnessing the joy and boost of self-confidence that brought them.

Part-time nomad, Breezy is meeting many wonderful people along her journey. Sometimes she stays at their homes. Sometimes she turns her car into a house on wheels. She’s even traveled in Europe as part of this adventure. As she continues, she’s intent on finding a box truck that she can use as a mobile art studio.

Talking with Breezy reminds me that the image we hold of ourselves can become so fixed and at times even negative. Sometimes it takes a portrait photographer or a body artist to help us see the essence of ourselves in a kinder way. Sometimes it takes us deciding to travel the world for part of the year. Sometimes we even decide to change our name.

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**Video broadcast available** on YouTube @imperfectbest

**Learn more about Jason Freeman** at AwkwardlyAwesome.com